Health Matters: Calorie count of drinking alcohol

PEOPLE are being advised that their favourite tipple could have the same amount of calories as a Danish pastry or a tub of ice cream, as part of a campaign by NHS Leeds and local pharmacies to discourage excessive drinking.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th Jan 2011, 14:05 BST
Updated 12th Jan 2011, 14:07 BST

The "New Year, New You" campaign aims to help people reduce the amount they drink and remind them of the impact drinking can have on their waistlines. To help weight-conscious consumers, pharmacists in Leeds will be handing out a leaflet asking people to guess the calories in their favourite drinks.

The leaflet also provides handy tips on how to reduce calorie and alcohol intake by changing drinks for "lighter" versions.

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The New Year, New You campaign was launched on Monday and will run until mid-February.

Anyone worried about their own or someone else's drinking can speak to their pharmacist, visit their GP or call Drinkline on 0800 917 8282.

Cutting costs of acupuncture

York's first low-cost multi-bed acupuncture clinic is due to open at the beginning of February.

Set up by local acupuncturist Christopher Pomfrett, who has been piloting the scheme in Pocklington for the last two years, the project will see patients treated communally, with treatments offered at a fraction of the typical cost.

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In the UK, acupuncture is normally practised privately, one patient seeing one practitioner for around an hour per treatment and paying a fee of between 30 and 60. This is not how it is practised in China, where acupuncture is relatively inexpensive and people are treated in a community setting.

By treating a number of people in the room together, overheads are vastly reduced, allowing treatments to be offered at a fraction of the cost of a conventional one-to-one treatment. The clinic will operate a sliding scale of fees, from 10, 15 or 18 per treatment, depending on what patients feel they can afford.

For information about the treatments telephone 07951 777136.

Getting a taste for fundraising

North West Leeds police officers sold sausage and bacon sarnies to raise 350 for the Leeds Haven breast cancer charity. The team helped raise money for The Haven's capital appeal to buy the Gateway building where the charity is based. Clair Chadwick, The Haven's Yorkshire fundraising manager said: "It is normally the simplest fundraising ideas that are the most successful. Contact the Yorkshire Haven on 0113 284 7800 or www.thehaven.org.uk

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